The BTCC will benefit from LIVE coverage and highlights packages in 2004:

LIVE on Motors TV : Satellite viewers can watch every BTCC round live on Motors TV (www.motorstv.co.uk). Motors TV will broadcast the entire Tocatour raceday package live on the Sunday of each race weekend, starting with the first race in the morning, right through to the last chequered flag of the afternoon. This includes support races. There will also be a round-up feature at the end of the day.

LIVE on ITV1 plus HIGHLIGHTS : The terrestrial channel will broadcast live races from to five of the Tocatour meetings in 2004. At the first meeting at Thruxton and the final meeting at Donington Park, the third of the day's races will be shown live with highlights from the first two. The meetings at Knockhill, Brands Hatch (GP circuit) and Snetterton will see the second and third races being shown live, with highlights of the first race from earlier in the day. The remaining five meetings, plus the British GP support race will be shown as highlights the Sunday following the meeting. The full schedule is below.

ITV1 BTCC schedule 2004:

Event	Showing	Format
Season preview	28th March
Thruxton - Rounds 1,2,3	11th April	LIVE
Round 3 to be shown live, with highlights of rounds 1 & 2.
Brands Hatch - Rounds 4,5,6	2nd May	1 hr highlights
Silverstone - Rounds 7,8,9	16th May	1 hr highlights
Oulton Park - Rounds 10,11,12	30th May	1 hr highlights
Mondello Park - Rounds 13,14,15	20th June	1 hr highlights
Silverstone - British GP support	18th July	1 hr highlights
Croft - Rounds 16,17,18	1st August	1 hr highlights
Knockhill - Rounds 19,20,21	8th August	LIVE
Rounds 20 & 21 to be shown live, with highlights of round 19.
Brands Hatch GP - Rounds 22,23,24	22nd August	LIVE
Rounds 23 & 24 to be shown live, with highlights of round 22.
Snetterton - Rounds 25,26,27	5th September	LIVE
Rounds 26 & 27 to be shown live, with highlights of round 25.
Donington Park - Rounds 28,29,30	26th September	LIVE
Round 30 to be shown live, with highlights of rounds 28 & 29.
Season review	17th October

Support Races: As well the LIVE coverage on Motors TV, many of the support races also have their own highlights programmes on terrestrial TV. Details to be confrimed.

Granada Sport will once again provide the footage of the BTCC and support races.